By Houry S. Maljian Myths, and beliefs about motherhood and parenting. My honest thoughts on the most common thoughts, myths, and beliefs about motherhood and parenting. Becoming a mother is about sacrifice. I believe that sacrifice leads to resentment, so I like to think of it as compromise. Especially in our Middle Eastern culture, what…
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I Mother My Son Too Much
By Mirna Haddad I Mother my son too much I Mother my son too much terrified of childhood trauma or is it to break the previous cycle of conventional motherhood I mother my son too much to prove I’m a good mom, to whom I always wonder I mother my son too much in the…
Honest Journey Of Embracing Motherhood
Mourning The Old You By Char Mckenzie For the moms out there who were made for their new roles then this is most probably not for you but for the ones of us who spent the first few weeks, months, even years trying to find normality in our new lives, this one’s for you, actually…
Who run the world – Girl it does not always have to be you!
By Laura Rossouw From cave woman to now, our bodies as women have remained mostly the same, yet our lifestyles have become remarkably more chaotic. Grow a baby, birth a baby and raise a baby, on top of everything else that ‘needs’ to be done – sound familiar? Sure, we have caffeine, Deliveroo and pre…
Leaving The Job You Love To Be A Stay At Home Mom: A Real Story
My way or the Airway By Sarah 12 years of being an airline crew flying freely with one of the worlds best airline, the good salary, the free tickets, the life style, no room for boredom the sky is your office view, new crew, new passengers, new destinations, the hectic schedule the jetlags, the unruly…
Being A Mom Doesn’t Disconnect You From Who You Were
By Elvina Before your child was born you were a woman. Now you are a mother…Your child will meet you as a mother. Give your child a chance to meet the person you were before becoming a mother.. It is hard, raising a human being involves a lot of struggles, you forget yourself, your time doesn’t…
Breastfeeding Problems? Find Happiness With Your Choice
By Lizzie Hodgson @mama.to.sienna I didn’t realise how emotional I would get about this subject until I actually wrote the words down and read it back. It’s safe to say breastfeeding has been tough for me. I’ve managed 12 weeks and half of me thinks “wow, well done you” but the guilty half of me is…